Presser form



April 14, 1925.

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Patented Apr.' 14, 1925 UNITED s-rArEs sans reussi-1a regeln.

Application ledMay 22, 1922. Serial No. 562,748.

To all whom it may concern.'

Beit knownyth'at I, HERMAN EHRLroi-r, a citizen ofthe United States, vand a resident ofthe city of Chicago, in thecounty of'Coolr and State ofV 'Illinois-, have. invented vcertain new and useful Improvements ina Presser Form; andl dohereloy declarethat the fol- .lowing is .a full,clear, andexactidescription offtheisame,` reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, andV to the nu- Vrnerals of reference marlredthereon, which forma part f of i this specication.

This invention relates primarily, to presser forms or heads for clothes pressing machinery. 4

It is an object ofQthisinventionto provide apresser head that is so designed astoiin- 1part,.the proper shape toagarment, especially coats and thelilre.

Itis a further, objectofthis invention to provide a presser `head.adapted to he sustained inspacedrelation to its supporting buck andlwhich is provided uponits under surfaces. with a heat conductingygridso arranged as to distribute the heatinginediunr suchas stealn'over the. entireisluface thereof `andlconduct theheat from .theheating cha-mloer,V to .-,the pressing surface.

Itfis afurther ohjectof this invention toA ed out and defined inthe appended claims.

In the accompanyingy drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of this invention, and in'which similar reference numerals refer to similarfeatures in the different yviews I Figure 1- is :anelevational view of a clothes pressing machine to which my inventionhas been applied. A

Figure 2 is a transverse section through the two presser headsin operative position for pressing a: garment 4upon an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the upper A-buclzl upon-fan enlarged scale@` Figure i is a section onthe lined-A; of Figure 3.

Figure 5 Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6 6 Figure 3. f n

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the lower buck taken upon the line 7 7 of Figure 8 upon an enlarged scale aste Figure l;

Figure 8 is a section on the line 8 8 of Fig-ure 7. y

Figure 9 is a section on the line 9 9 of F'gure 8.

Figure 'l0 isa section on the line 10 10 of Figure 8.

Figure 11 is a bottom plan View of the lower presser head or form illustrating the grid formation upon an enlarged scale.

Figure 12 is a top plan view of the upper presser head or foi-1n upon an enlarged'scale.

As shown on the drawings:

In referring now to the drawings, it will he noted that in Figure l there has heen illustrated a clothes pressing machine to which mv invention has heen applied. The machine comprises a frame having a statio'narvT platform or support l for sustaining the lower buck and presser form andan overhanging swingahle arm 2 for supporting the upper buck and presser form attached thereto for swingii gthe same 'downwardlv into contact with the lower; one. The swingalcle arm 2 is adapt-ed to he operated hy a pedal 3 which is suitably connected to is a section on the-line 5 5 of lof a depending arin lextending from the arm- 2. The particular operating mechanism or machine of this t-vpe, however, is well known and forms no part of this invention except in so far as it may co-operate therewith.

This invention concerns itself with the presser forms and the louclrsV to which they are attached. The upper buck and presser form, which are illustrated in Figures 3 to 6 and 12, will first loe described. Inthe form illustrated, the upper presser hea-dor form 5 is designed to fit over a coat and to properlv shape the same duringthe pressing operation. Tothis end, the form, which may he constructed of sheet metal or any suitable material, is provided with an upwardly extending curved or concave portion 6, designed to fit over the shoulders, and a slightly depressed portion 7 designedto press inwardh7 the back of the coat inst below the shoulder blades, and aslightly raised portion 8 designed for flaring the coat at the with a grid comprising the radially extendhips, and a downwardly sloping portion 9 designed for properly shaping the tail of the coat. The parts just described extend longitudinally; the transverse contour of the form 5 is slightly arcuate or concave `as shown in Figures 5 and G to properly shape the garment transversely. The head or form 5 is perforated throughout its lower area for the passage of steam, and the upper surface is provided with a grid in the form of a plurality of disconnected or broken webs 10 which extend radially from the central part of the plate for diffusing the steam and for conveying the heat from the heating chamber to the surface of the form which contacts the garments.

The upper presser form or head 5 is adapted to be bolted or secured to an upper hollow buck 11 with the webs 10 contacting the lower surface of said buck, said buck being provided with a steam heated chamber 12, which radiates the heat through the grid on the presser form 5. The chamber 12 extends substantially coextensive with the area of the buck 11 and steam is admitted to said chamber 12 through the iulet pipe 18. From the chamber 12, the steam passes up through the elevated U- shaped pipe 14C which is provided with a valve 15 and which connects with a passage 16 formed in a raised ridge on the top of the buck 11. The passage 16 extends downwardly at both ends into communication with the space formed by the grid on the presser head 5, where it will be diffused by the grid and penetrate the apertures in the forming head for steaming the garment that is being pressed. It should be noted that the passage 16 constitutes a raised path through which the steam must travel on its way into contact with the forming head 5, the prior condensation of the steam will settle in the chamber 12, so that dryer steam will pass through the raised passage 16 and into contact with the apertured presser head, whereby the objectionable saturation of the pressing pads is avoided. rI'he condensed steam may pass through the outlet pipe 17 through which the steam in the upper buck may escape. The concave surface of the upper presser head may be covered with a pressing pad 18 of any suitable construction.

The lower presser head llhas an upper contour provided with a raised portion 6, a depression portion 7, a slightly raised portion 8 and a sloping tail portion 9, which extend in a longitudinal direction similar to the upper presser form, the transverse surface thereof being curved or convex, the contour of this lower presser head being designed to t the contour of the upper presser head, as is shown in Figure 2. The lower surface of this presser head is formed ing and broken webs similar to those of the upper presser head for diffusing the steam and also conducting the same from the heat chamber to the surface of the presser head. The lower presser head is also perforated for the passage of steam therethrough.

The lower presser head `or form 19 is adapted to bebolted or secured to a lower hollow buck 20 which is provided Vwith a steam chamber 21 communicating with the space between the buck and presser head through the ports 22. The steam is adapted to enter the chamber 21 through the port 23 and escape through the port 24, while the steamY and condensation between the presser heads may be exhausted by means of suction through the exhaust port 25. The upper surface of the lower presser form or head is covered with a pressing pad 26 (Fig. 2). This lower buck20 is adapted to be suitably attached to the support 1 of the machine, while the upper buck `11 is adapted to be suitably attached tothe arm 2, and when the arm 2 is swungdownwardly the upper presser head will engage over the lower presser head and press and shape any garment that has been vplaced therebetween. The manner of admitting the steam into the heating chambers in the bucks and controlling the same together withthe action of the suction and operation of the machine are well known and need not be described.

From the foregoing` it will be apparent that the presser heads involving this invention will not only press the clothes but will also impart the proper shape and style thereto. It should also be noted that by using a heating chamber in which most of the condensation takes place, and from which the lighter and dryer steam passes into contact with the pressing pads, the latter will not become objectionably saturated during the pressing operation.l

I am aware that numerous details 'of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention: l e 1. In a clothes pressing machine, al buck comprising an integral member having a steam chamber. a presser formattached to said buck and having attached grids, said grids contacting said buck to provide a steam distributing chamber, said buck` having a raised passage communicating with said distributing chamber, and an elevated pipe connecting said steam chamber and raised passage.

2. In a clothes pressing machine, a buck,"`

a presser form having radially extending and broken grids attached thereto with said In testimony whereof I have hereunto grids contacting the surface of said buck, subscribed my name in the presence of two said presser forni having a raised portion subscribing Witnesses. 10 and adjacent depressed portion, a. second HERMAN EHRLICH. raised portion of different design from the Witnesses:

rst raised portion which terminates in a CARLTON HILL,

sloping portion. JAMES M. OBRIEN. 

